diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fddd115..296a8fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ['1.24']
+        go-version: ['1.25']
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
 
       - name: Upload coverage
-        if: matrix.go-version == '1.24'
+        if: matrix.go-version == '1.25'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           files: coverage.out
@@ -38,11 +40,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24'
+          go-version: '1.25'
 
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 07f6980..483dcdf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/git-pkgs/vers
 
-go 1.24.2
+go 1.25.6
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 93a97e4..868cef6 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@ func splitMavenVersionWithSeparators(s string) ([]string, []bool) {
 	var afterDash []bool
 	var current strings.Builder
 	var lastWasDigit bool
-	var firstChar bool = true
-	var currentAfterDash bool = false // first component is never after dash
+	firstChar := true
+	currentAfterDash := false // first component is never after dash
 
 	for _, c := range s {
 		if c == '.' || c == '-' {